Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-30
PIsCATAQUIs.

nan anu eISeWneTe Win Two llSHts on lHe
campus.
PIscATAoUIs.
Snow fell on the hills and mountains in
the vicinity of Moosehead Lake on Sunday,
and the ground was covered with white
spread The sight is said to have been a
very beautiful one, as the sun shone on the
sparkling flakes on Squaw Mountain.
Snow has not fallen so early before at the
Lake for many years.
The largest blast ever set off on the
Canadian Pacific, hundred forth last
Thursday. 1t was a gigantic one and did
its work well. The object was to loosen a
large mass of stone on the side of noun
tain. A seam was found and thirty-fve
kegs OF blasting powder, together with a
large amount OF rend rock, was put in.
The noise Of the explosion could be heard
for miles and over 700 cubic yards of solid
rock were blown off the side of the noun
tain. This was probably as large rail-
road blast as was ever fired, and there
was great excitement over it among the
wOrkmen.
SAGADAHOC.
The new chafe iron, an invention of
has had patented, is pronounced the
best yet made. After some time spent
upon the invention Mr.. Larrabee has sue
ceeded in nearly periecting the little
article which is a great improvement over
all other irons. 1t is made in such a way
as to be nolseless when the roll is turned
| by the wheels of the carriage, thus doing
away with the clatter made by other irons
when in operation. MIR. Larrabee has
! lust received the first instalment of his
new irons. twenty pairs, which were
shown by the writ Wednesday at the office
of the inventor. An examination of the
iron shows that it is made in sucn way
a. to be free from all rattle which is Il
great thing in its favor. Mr.. Larrabee
mas sold upwards OF three hundred pairs
which he is having manufactured in
Massachusetts,. He proposes to establish
mandatory in this city and employ
forty or fifty young men in making the
iron. His statesmen will be none other
than Bath young men.
Geo. w. Lemont employed as carpen-
ter at the repair shops of the Knox and
Lincoln Railroad. Bath, met with an acct
dent while repairing the coal shed OF
the works, falling distance OF about IA
feet, Wednesday forenoon injuring HIM
self quite severely. He was engaged
with others in putting in new beams when
the accident occurred. A temporary
beam on which he was standing gave way
precipitating him to a plank floor be.
low His right side struck heavily on the
floor He was taken up by his fellow
workmen and conveyed to a hack and
thence to his home.
Hon. |. c. Libby of Burnham has sold
out his interest in the factory and medical
works of Dr. ID. Dyer 4 Son to j. Libby,
Jr., OF Unity, who will now organize a
stock company OF S20,000.-
There was narrow escape from fire at
the Unitarian church of Belfast one day
last week. Mr.. II. w. Mariner, the jan
tor, built the fire, the first for the season,
in stove in one of the small rooms, and.
shortly after, the funnel fell and the blaze
streamed out into the room. The fire was
kept from igniting the walls only by some
hard and lively work on Mr.. Mariner
part.
Workmen are re- building the concrete
walk in front of the Custom House, Bel
| fast, and making some changes in it. One
more step is to be added at the front en-
trance, thus lowering the grade and doing
away with the middle row OF granite curb
ING, where the iron posts formerly stood
One row of granite curling is to be placed
around the outside of the walk. and the
grade made uniform to the foot OF the
steps. The granite for the curbing is be-
ing taken from the fence on Franklin and
Main streets and on the rear.
AT LARGE.
Miss Phebe Candage of Bluehill, is
teaching in Orange Park, Florida.
Judge Thomas II. Haskell and wife of
Portland. are making Il tour of the State
in their carriage.
The Secretary of the Treasury has APP
pointed Mr. II. II. Wyman second assis-
tant keeper of the lighthouse at Seguin,
Me. vice II. NJ. Clark, resigned.
O. NJ. Shaw. proprietor OF the West
End Hotel. Bar Harbor, and family will
sail from New York next Saturday for
Europe. They will spend the winter in
Florence.
The American Missionary Association
will hold its torty-tirst Annual Meeting
in Portland, Maine. Oct. 25-27. The
sessions will be held in the Second Con
gregational Church and will commence
1T three o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Oct.
%. This missionary body is a national
organization and draws its support from
Christian people in every State and Terri
tory in the Union. Its missionary labors,
which are both evangelistic and educa
tional. are devoted especially TO the poor
and neglected classes. Its missionaries
number 446, of whom $50 are in the
South. sc among the Indians, aud "a
among the Chinese. In its schools are
l0,7l7 pupils, Its range of teaching in
cludes the industrial. AT the South its
work is chiefly among the colored people.
The annual gatherings of this great society
are usually meetings OF marked interest
and power. 1t brings representative men
from all parts of the country. and we are
Informed that the Portland meeting
promises to be one OF the most interesting
ever held. AS the work OF our American
civilization, it commends itself to the
sympathy and endorsement of all who
hold their couutry's welfare dear.